South Carolina vs Southern: March Madness Showdown

0:00On March 20th, top-seated South Carolina women's basketball team starts the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 21st at 1pm at Colonial. Live Arena against 16th-seated Southern, you can catch the game on ABC. The game cocks, chasing their fourth national title under coach Don Staley, bring a 31-3 record and have not lost the first round game. Since 1991, Southern earned this match up by beating Sanford in the first four on Thursday night, outscoring them by 12 in the final quarter for their second. Straight tournament appearance. As an HBCU program, the Jaguars won their second Southwestern Athletic Conference title in a row with a 19 and 13 season. South Carolina enters as 53 and a half point favorites despite a recent 17 point loss to Texas in the SEC Championship. That defeat to Texas, their second this year, came after a tough win over LSU and players say it is refocused the team, much like a January loss to.

1:01Oklahoma sparked a big run, freshman guard a Gotmaker called it exciting motivation heading into March Madness. Southern hopes to reach the round of 32 for the first time ever after falling to UCLA by 38 last year. Keep an eye on South Carolina's Raven Johnson, who averages 10.5 points and 5.4 assists while playing her last home game. And Joyce Edwards, the sophomore forward leading the team with nearly 20 points and over 6 rebounds per game amid injuries up front. For Southern, Demiaporter provides scoring and defense at nearly 10 points, while guard Jailia Reed leads their 3 points shooting at 36%. The winner advances to face the Clemson Southern Cal Victor on Monday, setting up an early test in South Carolina's title defense.